The story
What came out of the box
Pandora Gunn is the music of Bridggett Bess: a Frankfurt-born army brat who found her voice singing in German night clubs, then carried it through New York and California. A theatre-trained storyteller, she writes every song as a short story with a beginning, a middle, an end and a character at its centre.
“I am not sure if my music fits in any particular box, but I hope it provides people with an alternate safe world to escape, dream and reflect.”
- The beginning
Born in Frankfurt
An army brat born in Frankfurt, Germany, raised all over the world with art as the constant. Her first creative award came as a child, at an all-European arts competition in Wiesbaden.
- College
The Kennedy Center stage
At North Carolina A&T State University she wins the Irene Ryan award for Best Actress in her region and plays the lead in David Richmond, the winning production, at the Kennedy Center.
- After college
A singer by necessity
Turned away at the UK border with a one-way ticket, she lands in Germany instead. With few English-speaking acting roles, she sings: night clubs first, then Kammgarn in Kaiserslautern alongside Brandon Perkins of the Brandon Project.
- New York
Pandi opens the box
In New York she co-creates Pandi, a modern twist on Pandora's Box. The film screens at the Coney Island Film Festival and at the CBGB gallery.
- 2007
The demo disc
A demo of live performance videos and vocal recordings goes out to bookers. One of the songs on it is an early Bumpy Ride.
- October 2007
On stage with the Jack Willis Band
A pub show at Bud's with the Jack Willis Band: Hotel California, Pride & Joy, Summer of '69, Bad Moon Rising.
- Around 2010
Hip Service
She sings with cover band Hip Service, working a set list that runs from Chaka Khan and Prince to Lady Gaga.
- October 2010
Hitlist, live outdoors
Out front with Hitlist on an open-air stage.
- 2014
First song online
Now in California, Pandora Gunn posts Crazy Daze to SoundCloud.
- 2015
Chixx that Rock is born
She creates and produces the first Chixx that Rock, an all-female variety show raising money for domestic violence awareness.
About the show - 2016
Chixx that Rock returns
The second show takes on bullying. Good Day Sacramento puts the cast on morning television.
About the show - December 2021
Let the Music Play
The first Pandora Gunn single arrives on every major streaming service.
Listen - September 2022
Lost Angels
The second single.
Listen - October 2022
Chixx that Rock at The Russ Room
After six years the show comes back, this time for mental health and The Verity Project.
About the show - February 2023
Crazy-Daze
The song first shared in 2014 gets its full release.
Listen - March 2023
Bumpy Ride
A song first demoed in 2007 gets its release, four days after Crazy-Daze.
Listen - November 2024
"A jack of all trades, mastering three"
CanvasRebel magazine profiles the actor, the dancer and the singer.